Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 1JS
How much crime is recorded in SY16 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown South
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,965 (2024)
SY16 1JSNewtown
How safe is SY16 1JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 1JS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY16 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary10.39.1
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.